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Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.28,0:00:05.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People returning to work\Nafter a career break:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.84,0:00:08.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I call them relaunchers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.04,0:00:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are people who have taken\Ncareer breaks for elder care,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.92,0:00:13.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for childcare reasons,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.76,0:00:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pursuing a personal interest,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.48,0:00:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a personal health issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.16,0:00:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Closely related are\Ncareer transitioners of all kinds:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.56,0:00:23.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,veterans, military spouses,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.92,0:00:26.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,retirees coming out of retirement,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.36,0:00:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or repatriating expats.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.76,0:00:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Returning to work\Nafter a career break is hard
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.72,0:00:35.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of a disconnect\Nbetween the employers
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.76,0:00:37.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the relaunchers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.68,0:00:41.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Employers can view hiring people\Nwith a gap on their resume
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.68,0:00:43.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a high-risk proposition,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.80,0:00:47.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and individuals on career break\Ncan have doubts about their abilities
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.68,0:00:49.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to relaunch their careers,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.28,0:00:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially if they've been out\Nfor a long time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.32,0:00:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This disconnect is a problem\Nthat I'm trying to help solve.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.64,0:01:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, successful relaunchers\Nare everywhere and in every field.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.68,0:01:04.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Sami Kafala.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.44,0:01:07.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's a nuclear physicist in the UK
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.20,0:01:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who took a five-year career break\Nto be home with his five children.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.16,0:01:16.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Singapore press recently wrote\Nabout nurses returning to work
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.12,0:01:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after long career breaks.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.20,0:01:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And speaking of long career breaks,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.24,0:01:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is Mimi Kahn.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.12,0:01:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's a social worker\Nin Orange County, California,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.32,0:01:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who returned to work\Nin a social services organization
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.68,0:01:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after a 25-year career break.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.48,0:01:33.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the longest career break\Nthat I'm aware of.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.28,0:01:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.84,0:01:39.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,took a five-year career break\Nearly in her career.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.72,0:01:44.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is Tracy Shapiro,\Nwho took a 13-year career break.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.40,0:01:49.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tracy answered a call for essays\Nby the Today Show
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.36,0:01:51.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from people who were trying\Nto return to work
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.80,0:01:53.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but having a difficult time of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.16,0:01:58.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tracy wrote in that she was a mom of five\Nwho loved her time at home,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.64,0:02:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but she had gone through a divorce\Nand needed to return to work,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.20,0:02:05.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plus she really wanted\Nto bring work back into her life
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.16,0:02:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because she loved working.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.52,0:02:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tracy was doing what so many of us do
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.12,0:02:13.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we feel like we've put in\Na good day in the job search.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.88,0:02:16.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was looking for a finance\Nor accounting role,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.88,0:02:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she had just spent\Nthe last nine months
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.60,0:02:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very diligently researching\Ncompanies online
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.92,0:02:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and applying for jobs with no results.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.12,0:02:29.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I met Tracy in June of 2011,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.88,0:02:33.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the Today Show asked me\Nif I could work with her
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.44,0:02:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see if I could help her\Nturn things around.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.16,0:02:39.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first thing I told Tracy\Nwas she had to get out of the house.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.64,0:02:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told her she had to go public\Nwith her job search
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.40,0:02:46.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tell everyone she knew\Nabout her interest in returning to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.68,0:02:50.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also told her, "You are going\Nto have a lot of conversations
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.48,0:02:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that don't go anywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.08,0:02:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Expect that, and don't\Nbe discouraged by it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.36,0:02:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There will be a handful
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.96,0:02:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that ultimately lead\Nto a job opportunity."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.68,0:03:03.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll tell you what happened\Nwith Tracy in a little bit,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.32,0:03:05.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I want to share with you\Na discovery that I made
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.77,0:03:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was returning to work
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.52,0:03:11.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after my own career break of 11 years\Nout of the full-time workforce,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.64,0:03:16.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is, that people's view of you\Nis frozen in time.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.32,0:03:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I mean by this is,\Nwhen you start to get in touch with people
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.00,0:03:23.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you get back in touch\Nwith those people from the past,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.76,0:03:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the people with whom you worked\Nor went to school,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.04,0:03:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are going to remember you as you were
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.80,0:03:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before your career break,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.64,0:03:35.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's even if your sense of self\Nhas diminished over time,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.16,0:03:37.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as happens with so many of us
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.28,0:03:41.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the farther removed we are\Nfrom our professional identities.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.20,0:03:43.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for example,\Nyou might think of yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.92,0:03:45.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as someone who looks like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.80,0:03:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is me, crazy after a day\Nof driving around in my minivan.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.12,0:03:52.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or here I am in the kitchen.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.76,0:03:55.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But those people from the past,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.32,0:03:57.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they don't know about any of this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.56,0:04:00.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They only remember you as you were,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.12,0:04:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's a great confidence boost\Nto be back in touch with these people
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.32,0:04:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hear their enthusiasm\Nabout your interest in returning to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.44,0:04:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's one more thing I remember vividly\Nfrom my own career break,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.56,0:04:16.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was that I hardly kept up\Nwith the business news.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.96,0:04:18.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My background is in finance,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.60,0:04:21.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I hardly kept up with any news
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.04,0:04:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was home caring\Nfor my four young children,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.00,0:04:27.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I was afraid I'd go into an interview
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.40,0:04:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start talking about a company\Nthat didn't exist anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.20,0:04:34.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I had to resubscribe\Nto the Wall Street Journal
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.76,0:04:38.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and read it for a good six months\Ncover to cover before I felt
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.24,0:04:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like I had a handle on what was going on\Nin the business world again.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.88,0:04:47.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe relaunchers\Nare a gem of the workforce,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.56,0:04:49.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and here's why.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.32,0:04:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about our life stage:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.16,0:04:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for those of us who took career breaks\Nfor childcare reasons,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.84,0:04:56.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have fewer or no maternity leaves.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.84,0:04:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We did that already.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.36,0:05:01.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have fewer spousal\Nor partner job relocations.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.72,0:05:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're in a more settled time of life.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.20,0:05:06.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have great work experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.04,0:05:08.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a more mature perspective.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.08,0:05:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not trying to find ourselves\Nat an employer's expense.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.68,0:05:15.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Plus we have an energy,\Nan enthusiasm about returning to work
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.92,0:05:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,precisely because we've been\Naway from it for a while.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.60,0:05:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the flip side, I speak with employers,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.24,0:05:24.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and here are two concerns\Nthat employers have
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.80,0:05:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about hiring relaunchers.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.72,0:05:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first one is, employers\Nare worried that relaunchers
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.80,0:05:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are technologically obsolete.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.40,0:05:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I can tell you,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.68,0:05:37.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,having been technologically\Nobsolete myself at one point,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.28,0:05:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it's a temporary condition.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.52,0:05:45.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had done my financial analysis\Nso long ago that I used Lotus 1-2-3.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.68,0:05:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if anyone\Ncan even remember back that far,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.64,0:05:50.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I had to relearn it on Excel.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.88,0:05:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It actually wasn't that hard.\NA lot of the commands are the same.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.60,0:05:56.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found PowerPoint much more challenging,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.84,0:05:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but now I use PowerPoint all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.96,0:06:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tell relaunchers that employers\Nexpect them to come to the table
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.64,0:06:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a working knowledge\Nof basic office management software,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.16,0:06:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if they're not up to speed,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.92,0:06:12.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then it's their\Nresponsibility to get there.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.32,0:06:13.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they do.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.96,0:06:17.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second area of concern\Nthat employers have about relaunchers
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.60,0:06:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is they're worried that relaunchers\Ndon't know what they want to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.44,0:06:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tell relaunchers that they need\Nto do the hard work
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.68,0:06:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to figure out whether their interests\Nand skills have changed
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.20,0:06:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or have not changed
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.80,0:06:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while they have been on career break.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.64,0:06:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's not the employer's job.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.92,0:06:38.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the relauncher's responsibility\Nto demonstrate to the employer
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.52,0:06:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where they can add the most value.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.56,0:06:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Back in 2010 I started noticing something.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.40,0:06:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had been tracking\Nreturn to work programs since 2008,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.56,0:06:53.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in 2010, I started noticing
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.88,0:06:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the use of a short-term\Npaid work opportunity,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.80,0:07:00.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it was called\Nan internship or not,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.28,0:07:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but an internship-like experience,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.64,0:07:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a way for professionals\Nto return to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.80,0:07:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw Goldman Sachs and Sara Lee
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.60,0:07:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,start corporate reentry\Ninternship programs.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.92,0:07:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw a returning engineer,\Na nontraditional reentry candidate,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.12,0:07:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,apply for an entry-level\Ninternship program in the military,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.96,0:07:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then get a permanent job afterward.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.88,0:07:27.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw two universities\Nintegrate internships
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.60,0:07:30.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into mid-career executive\Neducation programs.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.20,0:07:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I wrote a report\Nabout what I was seeing,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.04,0:07:37.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it became this article\Nfor Harvard Business Review
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.04,0:07:38.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called "The 40-Year-Old Intern."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.96,0:07:41.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to thank the editors\Nthere for that title,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.60,0:07:42.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also for this artwork
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.00,0:07:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you can see the 40-year-old intern\Nin the midst of all the college interns.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.36,0:07:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, courtesy of Fox Business News,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.56,0:07:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they called the concept\N"The 50-Year-Old Intern."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.76,0:07:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.60,0:08:01.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So five of the biggest\Nfinancial services companies
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.48,0:08:05.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have reentry internship programs\Nfor returning finance professionals,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.64,0:08:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at this point,\Nhundreds of people have participated.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.96,0:08:10.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These internships are paid,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.76,0:08:13.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the people who move on\Nto permanent roles
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.52,0:08:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are commanding competitive salaries.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.68,0:08:20.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now, seven of the biggest\Nengineering companies
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.16,0:08:24.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are piloting reentry internship programs\Nfor returning engineers
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.48,0:08:28.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as part of an initiative\Nwith the Society of Women Engineers.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.56,0:08:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, why are companies embracing\Nthe reentry internship?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.44,0:08:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the internship allows the employer
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.44,0:08:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to base their hiring decision\Non an actual work sample
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.48,0:08:43.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of a series of interviews,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.56,0:08:47.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the employer does not have to make\Nthat permanent hiring decision
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.32,0:08:50.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until the internship period is over.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.64,0:08:54.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This testing out period\Nremoves the perceived risk
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.56,0:08:58.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that some managers attach\Nto hiring relaunchers,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.16,0:09:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they are attracting\Nexcellent candidates
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.84,0:09:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are turning into great hires.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.24,0:09:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about how far we have come.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.56,0:09:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before this, most employers\Nwere not interested
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.56,0:09:10.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in engaging with relaunchers at all,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.92,0:09:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but now, not only\Nare programs being developed
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.44,0:09:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,specifically with relaunchers in mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.00,0:09:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you can't even apply\Nfor these programs
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.52,0:09:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unless you have a gap on your rĂŠsumĂŠ.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.84,0:09:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the mark of real change,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.96,0:09:27.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of true institutional shift,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.24,0:09:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because if we can solve\Nthis problem for relaunchers,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.80,0:09:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can solve it for other\Ncareer transitioners too.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.12,0:09:36.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, an employer just told me
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.08,0:09:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that their veterans return to work program
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.60,0:09:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is based on their reentry\Ninternship program.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.00,0:09:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there's no reason why there can't be\Na retiree internship program.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.04,0:09:49.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Different pool, same concept.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.40,0:09:52.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let me tell you\Nwhat happened with Tracy Shapiro.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.88,0:09:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember that she had to tell\Neveryone she knew
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.48,0:09:57.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about her interest in returning to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.80,0:10:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, one critical conversation\Nwith another parent in her community
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.00,0:10:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,led to a job offer for Tracy,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.12,0:10:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was an accounting job\Nin a finance department.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.92,0:10:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it was a temp job.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.80,0:10:11.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The company told her\Nthere was a possibility
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.28,0:10:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it could turn into something more,\Nbut no guarantees.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.84,0:10:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was in the fall of 2011.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.72,0:10:20.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tracy loved this company,\Nand she loved the people
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.76,0:10:23.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the office was less\Nthan 10 minutes from her house.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.84,0:10:26.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So even though she had a second job offer
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.08,0:10:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at another company\Nfor a permanent full-time role,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.00,0:10:32.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she decided to take her chances\Nwith this internship
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.24,0:10:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hope for the best.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.32,0:10:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, she ended up blowing away\Nall of their expectations,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.40,0:10:40.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the company not only\Nmade her a permanent offer
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.92,0:10:43.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the beginning of 2012,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.04,0:10:45.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they made it even more\Ninteresting and challenging,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.68,0:10:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they knew what Tracy could handle.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.40,0:10:50.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fast forward to 2015,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.88,0:10:52.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tracy's been promoted.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.48,0:10:54.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They've paid for her\Nto get her MBA at night.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.92,0:10:58.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's even hired another relauncher\Nfor work for her.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.84,0:11:03.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tracy's temp job was a tryout,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.24,0:11:04.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like an internship,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.92,0:11:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it ended up being a win\Nfor both Tracy and her employer.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.60,0:11:15.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, my goal is to bring\Nthe reentry internship concept
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.00,0:11:18.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to more and more employers,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.76,0:11:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in the meantime,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.60,0:11:23.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you are returning to work\Nafter a career break,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.84,0:11:29.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't hesitate to suggest an internship\Nor an internship-like arrangement
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.88,0:11:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to an employer that does not have\Na formal reentry internship program.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.52,0:11:37.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Be their first success story,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.84,0:11:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can be the example\Nfor more relaunchers to come.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.92,0:11:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.16,0:11:46.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)